Silver gilded service Russian Imperial gift, decorated with cloisonne enamel, Grachev Brothers firm, St. Petersburg, 1895
The jewelry house of the Grachev brothers was famous for its products in the Art Nouveau and Neo-Russian styles. The company produced silverware decorated with embossing, engraving, cast sculpture, as well as silver items decorated with enamel. The craftsmen used both the traditional filigree enamel technique and champlevé, stained glass and guilloché enamel.
The jewelry workshop of the Grachevs was created by Gavriil Grachev. Unfortunately, he passed away very early, and his business was inherited by eight sons. A small workshop by 1895 became a factory, one of the brothers – Mikhail Grachev – was appointed a full-time appraiser of the Imperial Cabinet. The Grachev Jewelry House became the supplier of the Imperial Court and remained so until 1917.
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